NCAA Basketball

by Michael Fine

07 Apr 2015

You know that old saying “One call does not decide a game.” Well, folks, that’s a bunch of baloney because during the Final Four there were two calls that dramatically changed the game. Let me first preface that refereeing at any level is tremendously hard. I know I will never experience...

by Michael Fine

31 Mar 2015

According to multiple outlets, Rick Barnes has been offered and accepted the job at Tennessee. The obvious negatives are that Tennessee has now had 3 different coaches in 3 years. The first coach, Cuonzo Martin, took the Vols to the Sweet 16 last year only to hear the fan base ask...

by Michael Fine

26 Mar 2015

It’s been a gratifying few days as an alumni of an ACC school and a resident of the Carolina’s. I would hope in the future that the committee would look at more then just the numbers because let’s face the facts: The Big 12 is not a better basketball conference...

by Michael Fine

20 Mar 2015

We adore Gordon Bombay, Willie Mays Hayes and Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, but where is the love for the bad guy in sports movies? Without these sports villains, who knows if we’d still randomly start to yell “Quack, Quack, Quack” or “Shooter!” Sports movies need villains and today I point...

by Michael Fine

10 Mar 2015

The regular season is over and it’s now time to see which ACC team will make it through the gauntlet and prevail as conference tourney champion. Scratched Enough: Virginia, Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, Louisville, NC State, Virginia (0-1 this week): The loss to Louisville was nothing more then a fluke. If...

by Michael Fine

03 Mar 2015

The Wolfpack essentially clinch a spot in the dance and the race for an ACC Tournament first-round bye comes down to the final weekend. Scratched Enough: Virginia, Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, Louisville, NC State Virginia (3-0 this week): My worry about Virginia was put to rest after the drubbing they put...

by Michael Fine

24 Feb 2015

The Tobacco Road rivalry produced another instant classic while Louisville has become the shadiest team in College Basketball. Scratched Enough: Virginia, Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, Louisville Virginia (1-0 this week): The depth of the Cavaliers was tested on Sunday night versus FSU after a scary collision between teammates Malcolm Brogdon and London Perrantes....

18 Feb 2015

If you’re looking for me to play the blame game: click out of this article. I’m not here to berate the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) for what they supposedly did. If nothing else this scandal gives me some strange joy. The joy comes from knowing this...

by Michael Fine

17 Feb 2015

Impressive wins by the Wolfpack and Blue Devils headline the past week in the ACC. Scratched Enough: Virginia, Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, Louisville Virginia (3-0 this week): Beating Wake Forest by 1 at home is just another way to show the conference balance. Holding Pittsburgh to two separate scoring droughts of...

by Michael Fine

10 Feb 2015

A number of experts have guessed 6 ACC teams should join the party with a possible 7th sneaking in. Scratched Enough: Virginia, Notre Dame, UNC, Duke, Louisville Virginia: Even though Cavaliers games are like watching paint dry, this team has mastered the art of defense. If you can get to...